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Export Link Information
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To export links from a drawing

  1. Click DbConnect menuLinksExport Links.
  2. Create a selection set of graphical objects whose links you want to export.

    If more than one link template exists for the set of graphical objects that you select, the Select Link Template dialog box is displayed and you are prompted to select a link template. If your selection set contains only one link template, the Export Links dialog box is displayed.

  3. In the Export Links dialog box, select the fields to include by clicking them in the Include Fields list.

    The key fields for the selected link template are included automatically. The program also exports the entity handle of the object that each link is associated with.

  4. Enter a name for the exported file in File Name.
  5. Select a file format for the file from the Save As Type list.

    You may save the file in the native database format of the current table or as a comma-delimited or space-delimited text file.

  6. Click Save to export the links and close the dialog box.
  7. Repeat steps 1 through 6, as necessary, for any additional link templates whose links you want to export.